Price range: £125.00
What is it: Fully featured Blu-ray player at a sensible price
What we think: A great little box that proves Panasonic is at the forefront of stand-alone Blu-ray players
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 October 2008
Tags: Panasonic, Panasonic DMP-BD35, picture quality, discs, Blu-ray
We like:
Styling; picture and sound quality
We don't like:
Could be cheaper
You might also need:
HDMI cable; good quality HD TV to make the most of this superb machine
CNET UK judgement:
Quite simply, this is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing Blu-ray players on the market. With the BD35, Panasonic is proving that stand-alone players can offer decent performance and other advantages such as lower power consumption, nearly silent operation and a much more sensible form factor
Full review:
It's strange that Sony, a company very visible in the Blu-ray campaign, seems to have struggled to make a Blu-ray player that's actually useable. Sure, the picture quality on its BDP-S500 is excellent, but the starting price of £500 was nothing short of obscene and the painful slowness of its operation was insulting to those who spent the cash. Continue Reading...
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